Retendering of terminal concessions increasing
While the majority of terminal concessions are extended or renewed with their incumbent operators, there is a noticeable increase in the number...
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@RealGeoffBarton@guardian On @bbclaurak this morning the labour shadow minister said stupid Tories cancelled this despite austerity, then with straight face said they couldn’t commit to a rebuilding programme as the economic conditions are challenging…..
@SW_Help what is the point of a live journey alert if you don’t bother using it. I’d worked out the 0933 weybridge to Barnes was delayed when it didn’t arrive - kind of you to announce this 5 mins after scheduled departure
@WSJLogistics@WSJ@DrewryShipping analysis indicates that terminal sell off in 2010s driven by cost of terminal upgrade for larger vessels plus pension fund appetite for port infra
Inventory mis-aligned to current demand goes a long way to explaining heavy container backups on anchored ships, at ports, railheads, pop-up yards and in DC parking lots. US retailers compete to clear stock via @FT
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@Susan_at_Sea@xjpooh In Europe and Asia empties are returned either to port terminal (where there is space) or stored in off dock depot facilities in high density stacks. Depots are equipped with reachstackers and/or empty container handlers so chassis remain available for revenue earning operations
@Susan_at_Sea@xjpooh Time for some grounded operations for empties. European ports have congestion issues but the different trucking system drives greater utilisation of truck company assets
@claudelittner Really? Claude - surely you know by now that if you wouldn’t write the same caption on a photo with two male contestants then you really shouldn’t write it all!